(Matchroom Boxing)
Skye Nicolson is confident that she is about to transform her career – and do so with or without the benefit of a showdown with Ellie Scotney.
She will defend her WBC interim junior featherweight title against her fellow Australian Mariah Turner on Wednesday at the Melbourne Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia, and will be the lead attraction as Matchroom relaunches in her home country with the influential broadcaster FOX Sports.
Nicolson is already recognized as one of the world’s highest-profile fighters, but the lucrative opportunities she has sought have regardless long evaded her, and it is that that she believes is about to change.
When she sacrificed her WBC featherweight title to Tiara Brown in March 2025 after a period in which she missed out on a homecoming fight in Queensland, she was forced to rebuild. But three victories on, and under a new broadcaster, she believes she has far greater hopes of realizing her dreams.
That Matchroom is no longer promoting Jai Opetaia has also enhanced Nicolson’s significance in the context of its ambitions in Australia, and it is that growing significance that she believes can be crucial as, at the age of 30, she targets a defining fight.
“Those big dream fights that felt like a dream or a fantasy a couple of years ago feel like they could be on the horizon now,” she told BoxingScene. “Headliners against the likes of Amanda Serrano – something like that would be unbelievable. It definitely feels within reach now.
“FOX Sports in Australia – I’m going to be on free-to-air TV nationally, which opens up the sport to a new audience. That’s what I’m most excited for, as well with this new deal with Matchroom.
“They haven’t elaborated too much on how it’ll look for me personally. I think the plan with Matchroom and my brand is still very much global, but bringing big fights to Australia will be key in this new deal with Matchroom and FOX Sports. I know that I’ll definitely be a big part of that, but the plan will still be to have me fighting in the UK and US as well.
“It’s always been part of what I’ve wanted – to bring big fights to Australia and get more eyeballs on the sport in Australia. It’s very exciting for me, and headlining here is very special – I don’t necessarily see myself headlining in the UK or the US unless I’m fighting another big name from the UK or US. [But] I have the opportunity to become a household name in…
2026-04-29 06:10:25
